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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.3%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

Johannes Phumani Pungula

All results in47 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 12:04

Registered voters
34,833
Votes cast
58,879
Turnout
56.2%
Spoilt votes
1,175
Wards
9

Wards won so far

  • MKP 7 wards (7 final)
  • ANC 2 wards (2 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY17,684
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11,834
IFPIFP - INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4,262
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1,956
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS816
AICAIC - AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS504
INDINDEPENDENT441
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY232
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT178
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT165
NFPNFP - NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY107
AMSAAMSA - ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA54

Who leads in each ward

Each ward in the colour of the party ahead on its ward ballot; “from …” marks a ward that has changed hands since last time. Open a ward for its results and candidates.